Nobukado Takeda

Nobukado Takeda (1529-1582) was a general of the Takeda clan and the younger brother of Shingen Takeda and Nobushige Takeda.

Biography
Nobukado Takeda was born in 1529 to the Takeda clan of Kai Province in central Japan, the third son of Nobutora Takeda. He was the younger brother of Shingen Takeda and Nobushige Takeda and the older brother of Nobuzane Takeda. Nobukado came of age in 1547 and became the leader of the Takeda army in Kai Province while Shingen was in Etchu Province to the north on campaign against the Jinbo.